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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Etheridge's campaign got off to a bumpy start Monday, when he sought to clarify his positions on two difficult issues in the governor's race - raising the sales tax and a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages and civil unions.
Etheridge, the former congressman, skirted both issues Friday, his first day as a candidate.
On Monday, he said he would support Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue's proposal to restore a 3/4 cent sales tax to fund education that the legislature repealed last year.
He also said that while he opposed gay marriages, he would not support the constitutional amendment on the May primary ballot, saying the state law banning same-sex marriages was sufficient.
"I didn't handle it as well as I should have," Etheridge said of his earlier explanation of his position on gay marriage.
